(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Weber State student Clementine Rane, lead field technician for the avian ecology snowy plover survey, joins the team on the northern edge of the Great Salt Lake in search of the small bird and colleagues on Thursday, June 12, 2025. The lake has the largest breeding population of the birds in North America.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.